“Charlie’s Country” returns to Sedona after its one-night-only premiere at the recent Sedona International Film Festival. It is now opening in theatres around the world and is garnering rave reviews from audiences and critics.
Living in a remote Aboriginal community in the northern part of Australia, Charlie (David Gulpilil) is a warrior past his prime. As the government increases its stranglehold over the community's traditional way of life, Charlie becomes lost between two cultures. His new modern life offers him a way to survive but, ultimately, it is one he has no power over.
Finally fed up when his gun, his newly crafted spear and his best friend's jeep are confiscated, Charlie heads into the wild on his own, to live the old way. However Charlie hasn't reckoned on where he might end up, nor on how much life has changed since the old days.
"Tremendously moving! A delicate and powerful film.” — The Hollywood Reporter
"It's a gorgeous film, and David Gulpilil is impeccable in it." — NPR
"Richly personal! A compassionate, clear-eyed drama about the contemporary Aboriginal condition." — Variety
"A work of humane and tender genius." — The Guardian